Folding canopy for bicycles or vehicles



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UNTTED STATES PATENT Crimen.

ALFRED S. BURNHAM, OF VILDOMAR, CALIFORNIA.

FOLDING CANOPY FOR BICYCLES'OR VEHlCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,364, dated November15, 1898.

Application lecl January 10, 1898` Serial No. 666,211. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED S. BURNHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Wildcmar, in the county of Riverside and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingCanopies for Bicycles or Vehicles 3 and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, vand exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to a bicycle shade or canopy; and it consists,essentially, of an adj ustable telescopic support having attachingdevices thereon for connection with the frame of a bicycle and also anadjustable telescopic arm with folding ribs on a portion thereof, acovering of suitable fabric being attached to said ribs and adapted tobe expanded by the latter.

The invention further consists of the details of construction andarrangement of the several parts, which will be fully hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be adj usted vertically when open and arranged laterally toscreen the rider at any angle and when folded may be held in compactform on the machine and be readily arranged for use, the parts beingsimple and effective in their construction and operation, strong anddurable, easily and readily operated and applied, and comparativelyinexpensive in the cost of manufacture.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of aportion of a bicycle, showing the improved shade or canopy attachedthereto and arranged in operative position. Fig. 2 is a detail view ofthe device, shown folded. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the top joint,shown disconnected. Fig. 4 is a similar View of 'the break-joint. Fig. 5is a horizontal section on line 0c m, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference areemployed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views, thenumeral 1 designates the lower member of a support or upright, which istubular and has attached thereto an upper Vclamp 2 and a lower clamp 3.The upper clamp 2 is stationary on the said lower member 1, and thelower clamp is pivotally connected, both of said clamps being adapted tobe secured or applied to different parts of the frame of a bicycle atthe front of the latter, and, preferably on the steering-post andhandle-bars, and hold the entire device relatively to the seat of therider. Within the lower member l is telescopically mounted a secondmember-1 which is adapted to be held relatively to said lower member inits adjusted position by a set-screw 5. A third member 5 is adjustablymounted in thesecond member et and has a break-joint 6 therein, which isprovided by two contiguously-arranged disks 7 on opposite part-s andpivotally connected, the one disk having a single notch S at the upperportion thereof and the oth er disk a series of notches 9, adapted to beengaged by a pivoted latch 10, carried adjacent to one of the disks andextending over the other. The said latch acts to sustain the disks inadjusted position relatively to each other and regulates the angle ofthe uppermost vertical or third member 5a.

.On the upper end of the third member another joint is located, as at11, being in part carried by a horizontal supporting-arm 12 and havingnotches 13 therein, which are engaged by a nose 14, projecting from aspring-arm l5. This latter adjustment is to regulate the position of thearm 12 to place the shade or canopy supported thereby at any angledesired. The said arm 12 is tubular, and therein is telescopicallyfitted an extension 16, which is held in adjustable position by aset-screw 17, carried at the outer end of said arm 12. Upon the rear endofy the extension 16 a canopyframe 1S is adj ustably positioned andcomprises a supporting-bolt 19, on which are fitted the inner aperturedends of ribs 20, being clamped in place by a thumb or analogousscrew-head 21, engaging the upper end of said bolt. The said ribs havetheir inner ends alternately arranged and are four in number and attheir outer ends are secured to the opposite corners of a fabriccovering 22, forming a shade or canopy. The said ribs hold the fabricdistended, and at the front the latter is slitted and has on one siderings 23, movable on the arm 12, and at the opposite side a hook 24,which is detachably secured to the arm 12. Y

The canopy or shade is adapted to be ad- IOO j usted at any angle toscreen the rider from the sun or from rain, if desired, and the upright,composed of the parts heretofore set forth, can also be regulated toelevate or loWei` the arm l2, and consequently the canopy or shadecarried thereby, and when not in use the hook 24 is disconnected fromthe arm l2 and the ribs 20 folded closely adjacent to said arm. The arml2 is then closed down parallel with the third member of the standardand the latter in turn, With the other parts, also moved down parallelWith the first or lower member l. Vhen the canopy or shade is not inuse, however, it can be turned to one side or let down without adjustingthe parts of the standard, and it will then be in convenient positionfor immediate use Without rearrangement of all the parts, as in thefirst instance.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the improved deviceis universal in its adjustment, and in view of the changes which can bereadily made the several parts are reduced in number as much as possibleand of a strong and durable nature. This makes the cost of manufacturevery small, and consequently reduces the selling price. The coveringovel` the ribs may be of any dedesign and have applied thereto fancifulembellishments to make a pleasing appearance.

The proportion of the canopy or shade can be increased or decreased, asdesired, and it is obviously apparent that many minor changes in thedetails of construction of the entire device might be made andsubstituted for those shown and described Without in the least departingfrom the nature or spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. In abicycle canopy, or shade, the combination of a support, an arm movablymounted thereon, pivoted ribs carried by said arm, a covering attachedto the ribs and having a slit extending from the pivotal center ontwardto the edge of the canopy, rings along one side of the slit embracingsaid arm, and a hook on the opposite side of the slit for engaging thearm for holding the covering distended, substantially as described.

2. In a bicycle canopy or shade, the com bination of a su pport,an armmovable thereon, pivoted ribs adj ustably carried by said arm and allpivoted on a common center, a covering attached to the ribs and having aslit extending from the pivotal center outward to the edge of thecanopy, rings along one side of the slit embracing the arm, and a hookon the opposite side of the slit for engaging the arm and holding thecovering distended, substantially as described.

3. In a bicycle canopy or shade, the combination with alongitudinally-extensible supporting-arm, of a longitndinallyextensiblearm having a jointed connection therewith and extending normally at aright angle, a canopy adj ustably secured to the end of said arm, and abreak-joint intermediate the ends of the main support, consisting ofdisks connected to their respective members and having peripheralnotches, and a spring-pressed catch for engaging said notches,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALFRED S. BURNHAM.

Vitnesses:

ED I'I. CURL, J. H. HENDERSON.

